Hot Dogs

[E.J.]

ESPN said the average American eats 70 hot dogs a year... That seems REALLY HIGH to me. I love a Costco P Dog every now and then, but that puts me at a solid 10-15 a year at best, probably closer to 8-10.

Anyone really eat 70 dogs a year?

Maybe the average is bumped by places with a lot of dog street vendors.... We have a lot of taco carts, VERY FEW dog carts...

[jgriffith]

I would guess 1 or 2 per year on average for me over the last 10 years

[Chattwake]

I'd say less than 10 per year. Usually mine are in the form of a corndog.

[senorbueno]

When I was a kid I probably crushed 70 hot dogs a year (was a picky eater at a young age, so lots of hot dogs and chicken fingers). It slowed down the older I got.

These days, maybe 10-15?
Does other meat in tube form (brats) count? Then maybe 25-30 a year total

[Aubs]

Hummels Hot Dogs are the best. I make my family members fly down with them from CT whenever they come to visit.

[E.J.]

They did not specify on the dog, so if brats or IS in spaghetti count, my count probably goes up 8-10?

After golf today, when we were squaring up & having a beer @ the clubhouse, I almost ordered and snapped a photo of a dog, thinking of this thread.

[nmballa]

At least that. I have had maybe 5 in the last week.

[ontrider]

Hmm... I'm not american so I don't count, but I buy a pack maybe once or twice a month, but sometimes it's the jumbo's and sometimes the crappy little ones. So at 6 a month that would put it around 72 dogs/year... could be a little less, but the stat sounds about right. We ate way more than that a year as kids.

[coricluster]

watched the nathans hot dog eating contest yesterday and a guy from NY ate 61 in like 15 minutes....

[E.J.]

[Okie Boarder]

We probably eat a little less than that. We've been enjoying some of the new dogs out without the nitrates and nitrites.

[nmballa]

[E.J.]

Had a TERRIBLE polish dog at the horse races today...stomach still isn't right.

[Neognosis]

I probably eat 30 hot dogs a year.

[STPHNSN23]

we have drive in hotdog/rootbeer stands here. if i eat 3 dogs for a meal each time i'm there, plus a few more throughout the year, i probably do 70 in a year. my brother is probably closer to 70/month. i think he uses them as a ketchup delivery device.

[Neognosis]

Yea, that's what makes the number creep up. We have this great hot dog joint in town called "dog town."

We probably hit dog town with the kids once a month. Two hot dogs each time = 24 hot dogs.

Throw in some summer barbecues, and I'm easily at 30 hot dogs a year.

[ohsix]

I would guess ~20 a year for me. Baseball games and cookouts are about the only time I eat them. My 2 year old son probably eats 3-4 a week if you include corndogs though. My wife buys frozen, microwavable corndogs which he eats as snacks.

[chavez]

Definitely less than 10 for me. I had 2 on the 4th, that's 2 total for all of 2014!

[Okie Boarder]

This thread is missing something...

[fish6942]

I eat maybe 6 a year. However, when I eat them I always have to start in the middle due to my homophobia. Oh yeah, bananas are completely out of the question unless they are sliced.

[vette74]

[NKCrider]

im probably around 15/yr, not really a fan of hotdogs. only eat them when im drunk at 7-11 and some asshat buys all the taquitos

[brew]

If we're talking hot dogs only, I'm probably at 20 or so I think. The problem is you always eat two of them at a minimum and you have to count chili dogs during the winter. Plus throw in some baseball games and the number starts to creep up.

I will say I can't remember the last time I actually cooked a hot dog though. It's always at someone else's house.

[jt09]

[STPHNSN23]